Fig 4. Spatial distribution of mean seasonal (October throughout May) snow water equivalent (SWE, mm) over the period 1998–2011 shown for GlobSnow, CTRL, ASSSCF, ASSALB, CTRL-COU and ASSALB-COU in the region north of 40 degrees.
CTRL-COU represents the control simulation from the coupled ORCHIDEE-LMDZ model and ASSALB-COU denotes the coupled simulation that assimilates both albedo and SCF from GlobAlbedo product. The meanings of CTRL, ASSSCF and ASSALB are the same with those of Fig 3.